Larchmont Chronicle
VOL. 61, NO. 3
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IN THIS ISSUE
Tent dwellers on Sixth St. get housing
Cookbook heats up its move-in date, plans
n 'Inside Safe’ comes to the Miracle Mile
MIRACLE MILE 2023 Section 3
MUSICAL theater in local backyard.
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COFFEE with a Cop and more. 2-12
ANDRE’S is coming to Wilshire. 3-8 For Information on Advertising Rates, Please Call Pam Rudy 323-462-2241, x 11 Mailing permit:
By John Welborne Last month in the Miracle Mile, Mayor Karen Bass and Fifth District Councilmember Katy Young Yaroslavsky implemented a local project under the mayor‘s citywide “Inside Safe” initiative. The program was a collaboration between Council District 5, the Mayor’s Office, the Los Angeles departments of Sanitation, Transportation, and Police, LAHSA (the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority), The People Concern and Fairfax Mutual Aid. The city arranged for approximately 40 people living in approximately 15 tents — which had been erected illegally on the Sixth Street sidewalk, just east of FairSee Sixth Street, p 9
Rabbi to speak on hate crimes
By Suzan Filipek A spate of hate crimes targeting Jews is a painful reminder of the stubborn survival of antisemitism and has prompted the local Holocaust Museum LA to hold a public conversation Sun., March 12 at 10 a.m. “We invite our friends throughout Los Angeles to join us for an important See Rabbi to speak, p 9
MARCH 2023
n On Larchmont
COOKIES ARRIVE. Troop #625 members Phoebe Koh (10) and Hannah Koh (7) sell boxes of cookies outside of The Shade Store on Larchmont Boulevard.
‘Everybody’s favorites’ are selling on the Boulevard n Samoas, Thin Mints and other classics offered By Casey Russell The Girl Scouts are satisfying cookie cravings in the neighborhood with their booth sales through Sun., March 12. St. James’ School Troop #625 was granted a sought-after spot on Larchmont Boulevard. Troop member Hanna Koh of Sycamore Square told us she sold 150 boxes on the Boulevard during the season’s first Sunday of sales in February. “Everybody’s favorites were the Samoas and the Thin Mints. We made lots of money,” she said. Hanna’s mom, Jenny O’Brian, told us this is her daughter Hanna’s first year
selling, though Phoebe, her fourth-grade daughter, has been selling for a few years. “It’s been exciting to watch the girls set goals and reach them, and then, next year, set them higher. I think that’s a good confidence builder and a good experience,” O’Brian said. To buy a box from Scouts selling on Larchmont Boulevard, you’ll find booths open at these locations: Peet’s Coffee, 124 N. Larchmont: Fri., March 3, Mon., March 6, and Fri., March 10, See Cookies, p 16
By Casey Russell Having long had their eyes on Chan Dara Restaurant’s former location on Larchmont Boulevard, famed restaurateurs and local residents, Jon Shook and Vinny Dotolo, told us they “jumped right on it” when the spot at 310 N. Larchmont Blvd. became available. We spoke over Zoom recently with the two Hancock Park residents, who have owned the small Cookbook Market business since 2020. They acquired the neighborhood market chain from co-founders Marta Teegan and Robert Stelzner knowing that the former owners hoped more locations would be added. “We were fans of Cookbook and loved what Marta and Robert [had done]. It was always an admired place. We didn’t want to see it go away. They thought we’d handle the place well, and we were honored to get the call,” Dotolo said. When the partners took over the locations in Echo Park and Highland Park, there was some clarity, they told us, on where things could be tightened up, and they did so. They also said, “We’re cool with a little more sugar in here.” See Cookbook, p 10
Ninety years of service
Ladies pro golf to return to Wilshire Country Club April 27 n Players will compete for $3 million purse
The Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) will return to the Wilshire
Summer Camps & Programs
Read our annual list of spring and summer camp offerings, activities and school programs in the April issue. Advertising deadline is Mon., March 13. For more information, contact Pam Rudy, 323462-2241, ext. 11.
Country Club Thurs., April 27, to Sun., April 30, with the inaugural JM Eagle LA Championship presented by Plastpro. The 72-hole tournament will feature 144 golf professionals competing over for a share of the $3 million purse — one of the largest prize funds on the LPGA Tour outside of major championships. It is double the size of the purse at the LPGA tournaments at Wilshire in previous years. “Los Angeles See LPGA, p 21
WILSHIRE ROTARY guests celebrate the club’s 90th year at the downtown Jonathan Club. See Around the Town, p 3
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